An inventory of
her papers
at Syracuse University

Papers of the American sculptor, painter, author. Collection includes
correspondence (1938-1943); book manuscripts, as well as manuscript poems
and essays; drawings; photographs; and published material by and about
Turnbull, including articles, clippings, pamphlets, and exhibition
catalogs.

Grace Turnbull (1880-1976) was an American sculptor, painter and author.

Born December 30, 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, Turnbull studied painting at the Maryland
Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy, and the Art Students League. In 1930 she turned
her
artistic talents to sculpture, which she studied at the Rinehart School of the Maryland
Institute and in Rome.

Her paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in many solo shows, including the
Delphic
Studio in New York (1931, 1946) and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC (1948).
She also
participated in many group shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, Baltimore Museum
of Art, Salon
des Beaux Arts, and International Art Union in Paris, Pennsylvania.

Turnbull received the Whitelaw Reid Prize for painting in Paris in 1914, and for her
sculpture
she received the Anna Hyatt Huntington Prize in 1932 and 1944.

In addition to her artistic pursuits, Turnbull was also the author of numerous books,
among them Tongues of Fire (1929), Essence of Plotinus (1934), Fruit of the Vine (1950),
and the autobiography Chips from My Chisel (1953). She also wrote numerous pamphlets and
contributed articles to various literary publications.

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require
advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance
concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and
all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from
any
materials in this collection.